Judges 18:20

Judges 18:20 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the priest’s heart was glad, and he took the ephod, and the teraphim, and the graven image, and went in the midst of the people.
• New International Version (NIV)The priest was very pleased. He took the ephod, the household gods and the idol and went along with the people.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And the priest's heart was glad. He took the ephod and the household gods and the carved image and went along with the people.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So the priest’s heart was glad; and he took the ephod, the household idols, and the carved image, and took his place among the people.

Context of Judges 18:20

18When these men broke into Micah’s house and stole the carved image, the ephod, the personal idols, and the metal image, the priest said to them, “What are you doing?” 19They said to him, “Shut up! Put your hand over your mouth and come with us! You can be our adviser and priest. Wouldn’t it be better to be a priest for a whole Israelite tribe than for just one man’s family?” The priest was happy. He took the ephod, the personal idols, and the carved image and joined the group. 21They turned and went on their way, but they walked behind the children, the cattle, and their possessions. 22After they had gone a good distance from Micah’s house, Micah’s neighbors gathered together and caught up with the Danites.

Judges 18:20 word by word

וַיִּיטַב֙ לֵ֣ב הַכֹּהֵ֔ן וַיִּקַּח֙ אֶת־הָ֣אֵפ֔וֹד וְאֶת־הַתְּרָפִ֖ים וְאֶת־הַפָּ֑סֶל וַיָּבֹ֖א בְּקֶ֥רֶב הָעָֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the priest’sכֹּהֵןkôhên · priestH3548
• heartלֵבlêb · heartH3820
• was gladיָטַבyâţab · be goodH3190
• and he tookלָקַחlâqach · to take: takeH3947
• the ephodאֵפוֹד'êphôd 'êphôd · ephodH646
• and the teraphimתְּרָפִיםterâphîym · teraphimH8655
• and the graven imageפֶּ֫סֶלpesel · idolH6459
• and went inבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• the midstקֶ֫רֶבqereb · entrails: amongH7130
• of the peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971

Cross-references for Judges 18:20

• Judges 17:10Micah said to him, “Stay with me. Become my adviser and priest. I will give you ten pieces of silver per year, plus clothes and food.”
• Proverbs 30:15The leech has two daughters: “Give! Give!” There are three things that are never satisfied, four that never say, “Enough” –
• Isaiah 56:11The dogs have big appetites; they are never full. They are shepherds who have no understanding; they all go their own way, each one looking for monetary gain.
• Ezekiel 13:19You have profaned me among my people for handfuls of barley and scraps of bread. You have put to death people who should not die and kept alive those who should not live by your lies to my people, who listen to lies!
• Hosea 4:3Therefore the land will mourn, and all its inhabitants will perish. The wild animals, the birds of the sky, and even the fish in the sea will perish.
• Acts 20:33I have desired no one’s silver or gold or clothing.
• Philippians 3:19Their end is destruction, their god is the belly, they exult in their shame, and they think about earthly things.
• 2 Peter 2:3And in their greed they will exploit you with deceptive words. Their condemnation pronounced long ago is not sitting idly by; their destruction is not asleep.

Commentaries on Judges 18:20

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 20Went to the midst of the people - He was glad to be employed by the Danites; and went into the crowd, that he might not be discovered by Micah or his family.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 20The young priest accepted the offer. Ignoring his generous supporter, he helped steal Micah's valuable items. Micah's mother's blessing (Judges 17:3) was losing its value.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 11-2111-21. there went from thence of the family of the Danites ... six hundred men--This was the collective number of the men who were equipped with arms to carry out this expeditionary enterprise, without including the families and furniture of the emigrants (Jud 18:21). Their journey led them through the territory of Judah, and their first halting place was "behind," that is, on the west of Kirjath-jearim, on a spot called afterwards "the camp of Dan."…Read the comment

Topics related to Judges 18:20

• Dishonesty
• Jonathan
• Teraphim
• Theft and Thieves

In the dictionaries

• Graven image
• Ask
• Idol
• Micah
• Quiet
• Teraphim
• Thummim
• Dan (1); Dan, Tribe of
• Dan (2)
• Intercession

Commentaries on Judges 18

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• Darby Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary